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Daily Program of Events
Events of necessity may not be run off in the order listed. Listen for Announcements.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd
American Legion Day
Event
A 12:00 M.--American Legion Drum & Bugle Competition.
B Opening Ceremony--Texaco Fire Chief Band.
C Event No. 22--Parachute Jumping Contest.
D Event No. 9--Feature Trophy Race--Free-for-all for
men and women pilots. Total purse $400.00 Fifteen
points towards Sweepstake award. Open to any type
airplane, powered with an engine having not more
than 200 cubic inch piston displacement.
Qualifying speed--100 miles per hour. Distance-
-20 miles, four laps over a 5-mile course.
K Tactical Maneuvers by U.S. Marine Air Corps.
L "The Arup" Mystery Ship
M Open Port--Music by the Texaco Fire Chief Band.
N Event No. 11--THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS TROPHY RACE--Free-for-all for men and women pilots, towards Sweepstake award. Open to any type of airplane, powered with an engine having not more tahn 550 cubic inch piston displacement. Qualifying speed--175 miles per hour. Distance--50 miles, ten laps over a 5-mile course.
SCORING
PLACE NAME TIME
1st___________________________________________
2nd___________________________________________
3rd___________________________________________
4th___________________________________________
5th___________________________________________
E Johnny Miller in Looping Autogiro--Sponsored by The
Pennzoil Company.
F Open Port--Music by the Texaco Fire Chief Band.
G "Spud" Manning's 10,000 ft. Delayed Parachute Jump--
sponsored by The Pennzoil Company.
H Event No. 10--EDDIE RICKENBACKER TROPHY RACE--Free-for-all for men and women pilots. Total purse $800.00 Fifteen points towards Sweepstakes award. Open to any type airplane, powered with an engine having not more than 375 cubic inch piston displacement. Qualifying speed--150 miles per hours. Distance--30 miles, six laps over a 5-mile course.
SCORING
PLACE NAME TIME
1st____________________________________
2nd____________________________________
3rd____________________________________
4th____________________________________
5TH____________________________________
I Lieut. Tito Falconi--Premier Italian Acrobat.
J Shell Speed Dash--World's Record Attempts--3
kilometer Straight-away--Qualifying Speed--275
miles per hour.
Event
K Tactical Maneuvers by U.S. Marine Air Corps.
L "The Arup" Mystery Ship.
M Open Port--Music by the Texaco Fire Chief Band.
N Event no. 11--THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS TROPHY RACE--
Free-for-all for men and women pilots. Total purse
$1800 and trophy. Fifteen points towards
Sweepstake award. Open to any type airplane,
powered with an engine having not more than 550
cubic inch piston displacement. Qualifying speed-
-175 miles per hour. Distance--50 miles, ten laps
over a 5-mile course.
SCORING
PLACE NAME TIME
1st_______________________________________
2nd_______________________________________
3rd_______________________________________
4th_______________________________________
5th_______________________________________
O Major Ernst Udet--German Acrobatic Ace.
P Phillips "66" Hollywood Trio--Acrobatic Smike
Screen--Frank Clarke, Howard Batt, Paul Mantz--
Sponsored by the Phillips Petroleum Company.
Q Aerial Acrobatic Wing Walking by Kurt Kunau,
Champion European Wing Walker.
R Event No. 12--WALTER E.OLSON TROPHY RACE--
International free-for-all for women pilots only.
Total purse $2500.00 and the Walter E. Olson trophy
for permanent possession. Open to any type
airplane, equipped with any type of engine or
engines. Qualifying speed--175 miles per hour.
Distance--50 miles, 6 laps over a 8 1/3-mile
course. Sponsored by the Olson Rug Company.
SCORING
PLACE NAME TIME
1st____________________________________
2nd____________________________________
3rd____________________________________
5th____________________________________
4th____________________________________
S Group Parachute Jump. Grand Finale.
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